Seasonal variations and inherent variability of selenium in marine biota of a tropical wetland ecosystem: Implications for bioindicator species

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 367-375

  Bhattacharya, B ^a   Sarkar, S K ^b   Das, R ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Bioindicator; India; Pollution; Selenium; Sunderban

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMARKERS; ECOSYSTEMS; MARINE BIOLOGY; POLLUTION; WETLANDS;

MARINE BIOTA;

SELENIUM;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOINDICATOR; MARINE POLLUTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SELENIUM; TROPHIC LEVEL; WETLAND;

INDIA;

BIVALVIA; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; HALOPHILA; MOLLUSCA; PISCES; TRIGONA;

EID: 0141958542     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1470-160X(03)00006-2     Document Type: Article

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